It will be a Merry Christmas for w-inds.' Tachibana Keita (29) and Matsuura Aya (28) as on December 24 they announced via their agencies that they have become parents of a healthy baby girl!

They wrote to the press, "Please allow us to make an announcement that our first baby girl is born safely. Both mother and child are in good condition. It's been quite hectic and busy, but we are spending every day happily with full of smiles."

Tachibana and Matsuura were married in August of last year after dating for 12 years, and they announced Matsuura's pregnancy this past September.

The couple did not reveal the details on the baby including her exact date of birth.

This wasn't exactly a secret, was it? I mean, sure they're quite close now, but just based on the fact that they were both pushed as rival soloists at the same time, did anyone actually think that they were automatically BFFs right off the bat?